Richard Young Book And Exhibition

Photographer Richard Young has published a book of his celebrity photographs covering the thirty-year period 1974 - 2004. Shooting Stars is a 260 page hardback published through Metro Books of London.

Of interest to most BowieNetters are a couple of shots from Live Aid in 1985, including one of DB with Sir Paul McCartney, and a full-page shot from Hammersmith Apollo in London in 2002, in which DB is wearing his shiny blue Hedi Slimane suit.

The Hammersmith picture is accompanied by a page of text by Richard regarding his first meetings with David in the sixties. The piece concludes with the following paragraph...

"I have photographed David many times over the years and I try never to miss an opportunity to see him perform. To me, he's the most stylish man in music - his taste in clothes is impeccable. Not only that, he is one of the nicest people in the business."

The shot above, of David and Iman at Novellis Restaurant, in London, in 1997 is from the gallery section on the official Richard Young site the official Richard Young site where you can also purchase prints, including one of DB stood in front of Peter Howson's controversial Croatian and Muslim painting at the Imperial War Museum in London in 1994. (David loaned the painting of a deeply disturbing rape scene to the museum for an exhibition at the time.)

Richard Young has an exhibition to tie in with the publication of Shooting Stars at The Hospital, 24 Endell Street, London WC2, called: 15 Minutes 30 Years of Celebrity, which runs until August 22nd.